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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

r THERE Is no standard Of wages either
/ American, British, German, French,
Italian or Asiatic, nor does q protective
tariff. In any measure serve to secure
wages either high or low. 1t may be,
no WeVer, the instrument by which wages
are lowered, and In the past has more
than once been used IS weapon Dy
combinations Of manufacturers 10 rOrce
down the price Of labor.
TOib0 more explicit In this position:
Suppose yard Of w0Olen cloth costs to
produce III this country and In Europe
81 90, being Of equal quality. On the
ciOEh imported the present tariff duties
are about 80 cents per yard and 30 per
cent! ad val rem, making the price on
she imported article landed $l.S5, giving
the manufacturer monopoly and
Ghe benef Of eighty five cents
per yard out Of which labor does not get
neither can 1t force single cent. In
deed the manufacturer can say and fre-
Quently does say l must have cheaper
labor, or will close my mill. Thus Ine
tariff policy enhances the price OF an
article the difference between Its cost OF
production at home and the tariff GuIles
added to the article bought abroad. Bu' II
10 neld by the prOtectiOnists that we can
not produce goods go Chesply as foreign
countries, because they only pay pauper
wages. But we have the word Of Mr,
Blalne that we can. We also have the
word OF q. s. cOnsuls in their reports for
the last ten years that we can Outstrip
the world In the quantity and the qual-
ity of the work we tura out. 1t is be
cause our wOrkmen turn out such
large quantities Of work, they
are enabled to earn high wages,
making the cost price Of an aCti-
Gle of production, low. To illustrate, say
1t were possible for foreign countries to
make the reapers and mowers so sue
cessfully as we do right here. Now take
mauufactory here, say 1t employs 500
hands and In the space Of one year these
500 hands produced 500 reapers and
mowers. Now take q msnufactory In
England, and 1t were possible they
could not produce 500 respers and
mowers in a year unless th ~ unIpiO. ed
1000 hands. Now which country cOu d
offer the cheapest goods?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

PREsIDRNT CtEyEL1ND hit the nail on
Fth4 head when, he wrote, In his docu-
I Bill. the following, II can not believe
that the vast peaceful army OF Union
soldiers, who, having c0ntentedly re-
'slmed their places In the ordinary avo-
|, clItions Of life, cherish as sacred the
memory Of patriotic service, or who.
( Laying been disabled by the casualties
Of war, justly regard the, present PEN
sion roll on which appear their names
as q roll OF honor. desire, at this time
!. and In the present exlngency TO be con-
founded with those who through such q
bill as this are willing to be objects, Of
| SIMPLE charity and TO gain o place upon
the pension roll through alleged de-
pehdence." l;'c6 r. = Hs .f19'f'F
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
Fact. Farmers want TO Knov

The aid of sheep in keeping up fertility
is especially important to the eastern and
older states. fr.."t o..
Experiments in tobacco culture in south
Florida, says The Savannah News, have
been made with encouraging results on o
limited scale.
J. W. Comstock, Of Greenfield, Ind,
considers sweet cows milk the most effec-
tive remedy for hog cholera.
Some of the Connecticut river valley
farmers are giving up tobacco culture for
the breeding Of fine horses.
A citizen of Pocahontas, Ia, has in
vented new fuel which bids fair to take
the place of coal in the prairie countries.
] He grinds corn stalks and coarse prairie
grass together and moistens them. This
pulp is pressed into blocks about twelve
. inches long and four inches thick and
dried. One block VIII give an hours
!, steady heat This fuel can be produced
|, for So ton, and the inventor claims that
it willilast twice as long as the best soft
coal. W .fGiJz-. --i-.fn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
Budding and Grating.

Next to planting young trees in the
spring, preparations ought to be made for
grating the naturalapple trees and other
bearers of worthless fruit to be found on
almost every farm. The following sched-
ule Of the modes of propagation adapted
to different trees and fruit bearing shrubs
will be found of,value by novices;. 80
Apple and pear, budding and grating.
Cherry, mostly by budding, but sue
ceeds well by grating, IL done very early
Peach and nectarine, by budding only,
at the northi often succeeds by grating
at the south. q on ejW obs tac.H,tj > &
Plum, by grating, and also by budding,
II the stocks are thrifty
Apricot, mostly by budding; sometimes
by grating. '4'.
Almond, by budding. and sometimes BY
grating 'l.s9 !o' ''i'.o 's
Chestnut, by early grating. io9ifl
Walnut, by early grating and by an
nuAl budding Z, i73slsf fmi li-Mr-lsli :
Ounce. by cutting and grating. Ai' . q
Effbert, by suckers and layers. The
finer sorts may be grated on the mort
common, which reduces the size Of tho
bush and makes them more prolific.
Grape, by, layers and cuttings; and, II
rare Instances grating Is acknowledgement
employed for new, or rare sorts On old l6i
wild stocks, predicting rapid growth ant
early Bearing. ~
Raspberry and blackberry, BY suckers
cutting of roots and layers. s.ai.j.t
Gooseberry and ,currant, by cuttings ant
sometimes by layers. is,g ..,,ga.
To insure good work one must hay'
sharp tools and good wax. Ben: Perley
Poore, in Tbe American Cultiyator, who
approT 05tac above schedule, says tc
ma ing wax by iay and
no. f.t Af rr. it N nd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
Piles, PiIesi piles,

DR.. Willlsms' Indian Pile Ointment is
the only sure core for Blind, Bleeding
or Itching Piles ever discovered. 1T
never fails to cnre old chronic casts Of
long standing. N,
Judge Coons, MsysviIle, Ky., says:
"Dr. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
cured me after years IL suffering"
Judge Cofflnbury. Cleveland, O., says;
81 have found by experience that DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment gives
Immediate and permanent relief"
We have hundreds Of such testi-
monials. Do not suffer an instant
longer. Sold by dru9glsts at 80 cents
and 81 per box or mailed on receipt Of
price. by the lLi.t 6.
For sale by Weber Bros, druggists,
18 Opera House Block, Canton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24


one Of the brightest and greatest novel
ists that ever lived. Her EAST Lynne"
will ever be monument to her memory,
finding Its equal only In the wOrss Of
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Emma d. &.
N. Southworth. Mrs. Wood was much
abused anthOress, and was perhaps vic
tim I'D by pirates more than any other
writer that ever lived. It ls said that
about one million copies Of eKast Lynne
hsve been sold In America, and she
never got a cent for them. The same is
true OF sOme fifty Thousand perform
ancss Of the play, which under copy
right would have brought her In $500,
900. This fact has aroused the London
papers TO a revival Of the discussion and
denunclation Of the absence Of an Inter
national copyright. .rt,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
Excitement in rozas.

Great excitement has been caused In
the vicinity Of Paris, Texas, by the re-
msrkable recovery Of Mr.. J. x. C0rley
who was 80 helpless he could not turn
In bed, or raise his head; everybody said
he was dying Of consumption. A trial
bottle Of DR.. Kings New Discovery was
sent him. Finding relief, be bought u
large bottle and q box OF DR.. Kings
New Life Pills; by the time he had taken
two boxes Of Pills and two bottles Of the
Discovery, he was well ahda had gained
In flesh thirty-six pounds. N"o
Trial bottle Of this Great Discovery
for Consumption free at Durbln, Wright
& Cos, .'qll0
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

The Repository I'D its Commissioners
LatOlin were rampant to get vote of
the people Of Stark county as to q new
lnfirmary, as long as they imagined that
Commissioners Schmachtenberge and
Smith were opposed.
When, however, the two Democratic
Commissioners proposed submitting
the question Of new Infirmary to a
vote Of the taxpayers Of the county, Mr.
Laibltn squirmed and wriggled ss II be
had the gripes. yl s
Again, when q proposition Is before
the Legislature to authorize the County
Commissioners to extend the Fair
Grounds at q cost of $4,000, to say
ncthing of other expenses In case Of the
extension, the Repository and Mr.,
Laiblin are opposed to submitting this
to vote Of the Taxpayers. Are these
distinguished authorities afraid to trust
the peOplep
There is no doubt that the Fair
Grounds have became too contracted
Grounds more extended are demanded
No one will dispute this. The Ruth0ri-
ties of the County Agricultural Society
favor the purchase Of land east Of the
creek. Others equally worthy of regard
favor the removal of the Fair Ground
to another locality. These say the land
east of the creek Is low; that the exten
sion, If made, would require change
In Mshoning street and the Louisville
road which would be unjust to property
holders and would be attended with
great expense in bridging and embsnk,
ment. Hence they claim 1t would be
cheaper to remove the Fair Grounds and
altogether better.
The DEMOCRAT desires the public tC
understand the matter, and hence
makes the foregoing statement. The
question should be fairly understood
and carefully considered The public
have right to know the situation &C
that each citizen interested many form
correct Judgment. le s.-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
MarbIed Beef.

Animals which have not been literally
fed while young and growing will never
yield the same quantity of marbled flesh,
no matter how much care may be taken
to fatten them when grown, as those
which have been well fed from the be-
ginning. In short, to produce the best
quality of beef, the cellular tissues of the
muscle must be developed along with the
growth of the animal by abundant food.
The characteristics Of high quality Of
beef are briefly as follows; If lean, the
surface of the beef is Of uniform redness
when cut across the grain; but fat de-
posted within the muscle will be indi-
Gated by whitish colored points which are
layers of fat around and among the
bundles Of muscular flbres. These indi-
cations are more or less strongly marked
according to the amount of fat deposited,
and when the amount is considerable the
lean meat looks as IL overlaid with a net
work of fat. Meat thus streaked with
fat is termed marbled. -H- jsit
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
+. PUBLIC SALE
OF
Imported CIydadaIG Horses
J Standard Bred TrOttGTS
: High Grade Colts
And Short Horn Cattle
100 Doses One Dollar.

pE-T have decided to sell my entire lot OF HORSES.
Imported and Of my cwn breeding. together with q
choice selection Of SHokT HORN CATTLE. The hors-
es consist Il two sranily bred IMPORTED CLIDzsDALR
SrALLIoNs Of great individual merit. both Of them
prize winners IT State and County F'iTs.
Two STA> DABD BRRD rBOTTINe GTALLI0NB, OF royal
hoOd and rare excellence Prize winners in their class
both At state md County Fairs and as breeders where
ever show with their colts. pii n ,.Nhu
, ONK CLYDES oALR COL thoroughbred and entitled to
registry; goOi size with fat bones. Two high grade
DRAYr COLTs English Shire and ely 'eedale, very
promising one and two years old SIX head OF SHORT
HORN CATTLE. Of both sexes, all No. 1 animals with
good pediZrees.
All pe sons desiring to purchase this class Of stock
are co daily invited 70 examine them at any time be.
fore the sale. As have for many years taken great
pains and spared expense procure and breed only
the very best, feel confident they Will meet the ap
prOval II the public and Justify me IN announcing q
positive sale OF every aDimol offered VIII be sold
without reserve or by bid Sale will AXE place at
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
A Thoroughbred Cow.

The presence of any thoroughbred COW
in herd, says American Dairyman, has
a most remarkable effect upon the owner.
She is the first one he concerns himself
about when the herd is looked up. She
gets all the petting and the extra bits of
grass. The wife sets that cows milk separ-
ate to use in the family, and when the COW
has a new calf everybody goes out to look
at it. Such a COW has refining influ-
ence in the family, and every family and
every farmer should have one in his herd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
Experiment with Cows.

On the Wisconsin Agricultural college
farm six cows were kept, three by pastur-
3 ing and three by soiling. Professor Henry
reports the result There was gained a
product of ITO pounds Of milk from one
acre of pasture, producing SO pounds Of
butter, while one acre in soiling crop gave
A, 782 pounds of milk, which made 1876
pounds of butter. The pasture was one
of the best blue grass pastures, capable of
carrying a COW per acre the season
through, under favorable weather con
ID tions
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
REyoLyING RACK FOR SMOKE HOUSE.
uruT1 NT1IID

This revolving rack is described as fol-
lows in The American Agriculturist; The
stout center piece may be made of either
round or square timber; a round piece OF
pine from the woods will serve the plr-
pose well. 1t must be made round, re-
duoed at both ends and fitted into blocks
on the floor, and one at or near the ceiling.
The spoles on which the meat is hung are
of some strong wood, such as oak, hickory
or chestnut, and sixteen to twenty inches
long, securely driven into the revolving
center piece In hanging meat on these
spokes, hang the heavy pieces nearest the
center shaft, and the light pieces further
out; so arrange the spolles as to give the
greatest amount of hanging room, BY
building a chimney with two openings in
it, as shown in the engraving, and arrang-
ing cut Off just above the first opening,
the smoke can be made to fill the smoke
house before finally passing up the Chin
ney, or it can be conducted directly up the
fiue .....
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

BOB KENNEDY has qusrreled with his
own party and ls over at Bellefontaine
sulkiDg. he wanted to dictate to the
Republican Senators In the appointment
OF an under 6ergeantat-Arma Failing
this IL is said he tried to sell out to the
Democratic members, and his advances
were spurned as they deserved to be.
Those Republican papers who so loudly
aDDlanded when he trampled under
foot all right and precedent, and inaug-
uEated aTeign Offevolution ct Columbus
last winter are strangely silent now.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

PRODUCTS. q unimpr0Ved land,
Notwithstanding the new land taken up,
has been constantly decreasing. 1t was
G1.5 per cent in 1850, 500 in 1860, 50. 2
in 1870 and 46.2 in 1880.
According to the same authority the in
crease Of twenty years in the values of
products of American agriculture has
been far greater than the increase in popu-
lation. Quantities have enormously in
creased and values have changed, some
being lower and some higher than in 1860.
The principal products are shown in the
accompanying diagram in the order of
their prominence. Meat, which represents
ranch grass or pasturage, is first, followed
by corn, wheat, hay dairy products, cot
ton, poultry products etc. Corn stood
first in 1860 because the grains of the
western half Of the continent were un-
utilized, and meat production east of the
Mississippi has assumed greatly enlarged
proportions. A part of the corn, about
half, and small part of the hay, are du.
plicated in the value of meats. The dairy
products are principally from pasturage,
and therefore do not duplicate extensively
values of other items.
The products represented in the diagram
and the proportion of each in the two
periods are given in millions of dollars, as
follows:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
Growing strawberries.

Mr.. j. H. Hale, of Connecticut, in New
England Farmer, estimates the cost of
growing Strawberries at $3.50 an acre,
itemized as follows viz: Land rent 5000;
p4oughing and narrowing $500; manure,
$50; plants, $50; summer cultivation,
$50; mulching material for winter, 500
In the $50 for fertilizers, S35 is allowed
for one ton of pure ground bone and $15
for muriate of potash, which are considered
the cheapest and most effective manures.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

b" A MAINE newspaper wants Its readers
to believe that citizen of that State
has split hurricane. Seeing II coming
straight toward his barn he took two
boards and, holding them with his best
hold before the barn, the ends together
so that they formed sort of wedge, he
spread the hurricane apart, 30 that II
only took off two corners of the barn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
Farm Acreage and Farm values.

Statistician Dodge in his report on ag-
ricultural statistics, makes it appear
that the farm area of the United States
has nearly doubled in thirty years, in
creasing from 293, $50, GA to 536, ,0S1, ,S35
acres During the first ten years the TAX
ing up of government lands in the west
and south and the state lands of Texas
was active The most fertile areas, little
encroached upon in the newer settle
ments, were taken possession Of with a
certainty of appreciation in value that
added intensity to the pursuit of homes
obtainable at insignificant prices. The
absolutely free homestead had not at that
time been guaranteed by law, In the next
r. decade the disturbing element of the civil
war prevented aggregate increase, the
states within the theatre of actual warfare
declining in area, some farms being aban7
doned and hence not counted as farms,
At the same time many Of the western
states showed q considerable increase.
KANSAS, for instance, with 1,779, 400 acres
in 1860, had 5, ,656, $40 in 1870. 81 10
Between 1870 and 1880 the new lands
taken into the farm area exceeded 1873
000, 900 acres. OF this no less than 49,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
A Homsmade Ash sifter.

In many households a very considerable
loss occurs annually in waste of coal
that is quite unnecessary. A prevention
to this. uncalled for waste is sitting the
ashes and saving the cinders, most of
which can be burned again, while the
ashes, if kept under shelter in boxes or
barrels, may be utilized as an absorbent
to add to the compost heap, the vaults
and the chicken runs. Sitting ashes is,
however, an exceedingly disagreeable job,
unless suitable arrangements are made by
which the work can be done with neatness
and dispatch.
An exceedingly convenient ash sitter,
such as is shown in the cut, may be easily
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
How Much Pork, Gnoun, a Bushel'of Corn

How Much Pork, from BushelO of Corn
Tine question: How much. pork may be.
made from abUshel of corn? is an import
ant one, but it has never been answered
beyond all controversy In most cases
recorded as tests Of the0 matter the corn
was fed ina mixed state, with roots, po-
tatoes, etc. /, all of which make it difficult
to arrive at definite conclusion. Thomas
l. Edge, Cheshire county, Pa was
credited some years ago with having fed
flve pigs, of the same litter, five bushels
Of shelled cornland receiving AZ S=4 pounds
of pork, OF 0 3t5 pounds from the bushel.
An experiment at North Chatham, N Y,
on record, gave fraction of less than IL
pounds of pork from a bushel Of corn.
Eleven, records, kept and recorded by f.
ID. Coburn,. of raw corn fed in the ear,
gave an average Of over 10 pounds of
pork from one bushel Of corn, fed in the
ear and upon the ground, ''t',
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
/. RuckIan,s Arnica eaIrel

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, chapped hands, chilblains, corns,
and all skin erupti0ns, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
Or money refrnded. Price 25cents pe-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

these cross wires on one side make slot In
the barrel large enough for handle, which
Is an inch through and fastened to the top
edges Of the sieve, notches having been
first made in the handle TO fit the sieve.
Provide cover, and the sitter Is ready
for'use After placing the ashes in the
sieve put on the cover, and by means of
the handle shake briskly back and forth,
There will be little or no dust in the oper-
alton
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

about one-twentieth OF an mon thick,
spread over muslin, calico or flexible pa
per, makes an excellent covering for out
door grating or, spread half as thick, is
well adapted to root grating.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

4 10 know salt from sugar; read what no says; 10
vYnCJtRB TOLKD0. o., January 10. 1887
Messrs. y. J. CHENEY q CO.-Gentlemen'-I have
been In the General practice OF medicine for most 40
years. and would say that in all my practice and expo
rence have preparation that could pre-
scribe with as much confidence Of success a. / can
HALLS CArARRH CURB. manufactured By you. Have
prescribed great many times and its eject IL won
find case OF Catarrh tha. it would not cure. thsy
would take 1t according to diFaetlOns.
f Yours truly,
L. L. 60R6UOH M. D..
once, 216 Summit 81.
We Will Rive 500 for any case Of CatArrh that can
not DO cured With Halls Oatarrh Cure. Taken Intern
F.J. CHENEY co.. Props. Toledo, o.
kW-Sold By Druggists, 70 cts. @
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
FARM AND GARDEN.
FARM AREA OF THE UNITED STATES.
ITS INCREASED VALUE.

Convenient Plan for Hanging Meat in
Smoke House-A Neat and serviceable
Ash SITTER of Easy COnstructiOn-ATar-
bled Beef
The old time plan of hanging meat from
hooks on the rafters Of smoke house has
been superseded, in some sections, by the
more convenient revolving rack, picture
Of which is ere presented.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24

made at home.
Bore holes near
one end Of a good,
tight barrel, place
two strong wires
across and tightly
'clinch them on
the outside; these
make a strong
rest for a sieve.
Midway between
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
Administrators Sale Of Land,

In pursuance Of an order of the Probate Court Of
stark county Ohio will sell, on the premises. on
Saturday, February Goth, 1887, ,
at one clock D. m the farm Of Andrew Brumbaugh
deceaset being; First the northeast quart Of Sec
ton H. In Lake township in said county, subject to
the right OF way of The Cleveland Canton railroad,
and excepting 80 acres conveyed to Solomon Nd. MIL
Ter Of the northwest corner OF the quarertne Da
ance containing l56. 43 acres, more or less.
Second Al &C rs in the western Part OF tie south
west quarter Of section 12, In said Lake township For
full description Of all said lands reference is made to
the petition filed by me, for the sale thereo In said
court on December 10, 1885.
First tract appraised at 81 656. .25.
Second tract appraised at 81, 800 co. ...
,Tarms-SI 900 on day OF sale; balance Of onethlId
on april l. 1885, remaining twothlrds April J. 1888,
and april 4 1885, with interest from april L. 1887,
payable annually, and secured BY mortgage on the
premises. Possession given April l. 1887.
The above is one of the best farms In
Lake township; is situated one mile
north from Hsrtyille; has two good
dwelling houses and large barn; farm
has good saw mill and cider press and
an excellent water power to run them;
has running water; is we'll adapted for
raising both grain and stock; also has
a large orchard Of choice fruit. '
WILLIAM WAGNER,
Administrator Of the estate Of Andrew
BrumbAuRh. deceased.
DAY k LYNCH, Attorneys jAn27.ew